Kernel in D

[1100110 via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On 6/5/14, 6:05, 1100110 wrote:
> On 5/31/14, 7:57, ed wrote:
>> On Saturday, 31 May 2014 at 07:28:32 UTC, Mineko wrote:
>>> So, I've gotten interested in kernel programming in D.. And as much as
>>> I like C/C++, I wanna try innovating, I'm aware that phobos/gc and any
>>> OS-specific issues are going to be a problem, but I'm willing to
>>> implement them into the kernel itself.
>>>
>>> So, I guess what I'm asking is this: What should I look out for, what
>>> should I avoid, and what should I use to my advantage?
>>>
>>> I'm not expecting this kernel to be Linux right off the bat, but I
>>> would like to see how far D can go with this.
>>>
>>> Any ideas? :P
>>
>> I wrote a little kernel a while back that all started when I read this
>> wiki page:
>>
>> http://wiki.osdev.org/D_Bare_Bones
>>
>> You may be beyond this already as it is pretty basic stuff...still it's
>> good if you're just learning like I am. There are some articles that
>> helped me fix the 64-bit bootloader issues I was having as well.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> ed
>>
>
> Just a warning, there are a few bugs on that wiki page.  Nothing major,
> just don't expect every example to work out of the box. (unless it has
> been  updated in the last year of course).
>
> I thought about editing it, but I lost interest in my project before I
> got around to it. =C
>
> I've long since forgotten what issues I encountered though...


I should also clarify that I'm just a novice and really just wanted 
insight into how it all worked.  So anyone more experienced might simply 
know something that I did not.